The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-11-11
STATE NEWS.
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4 Mckenzie man expects TO re-
alIze $50 bushels of sweet potatoes
from three~fourths OF an acre.
J. G. John-ton, of Mem phis, has
donated $4,000 toward the erection
of Y. M. G. A. building in that
city.
Jackson had FIVE marriges in one
week. 1t appears that Jackson has
fully determined to increase her
population and has adopted the
swiftest and surest plan.
Gen. Atkins viii be the success
sor of Isham G. Harris III the Uni.
ted States senate if he wants to be.
He is beyond question one of the
4blest and grandest men IN Tennes-
ese.-Humboldt Messenger.
Eight prisoners in the jail at Cleve-
land, Tenn, attempted to escape
last w ednesday, but were prevents
ed by Sheriff Parks, who fired into
the crowd after one OF the mum Der
had knocked HIM down with a piece
Of plank. John jackson, colored,
was shot, the bullet entering his side
and making a painful wound.
A Knoxville CTenn.) dispatch
says: News comes from Big Poor
Valley, in Hawkins county, of a
horrible occurrence there recently.
Mrs. VIM. Avis bad step
ped out to the spring after bucket
of water. Returning, she found
her ten year old daughter in large
fireplace fast burning to crisp. The
awful light so crazed the mother
that she sprang into the fire after
her daughter. In so doing inc wo
mans clothing caught fire, and she
was fatally injured.
The political pot in Knoxville is
beginning to boil Democrats and
reDu bhcars alike are looking for
ward to the great national contest
next year, and making locaI arrange
ments to do their best in this sect on
of the state Most of the present
municipal officers are de mocrais.
although the city Is largely repub'
lican on a strict party vote The
republicans have about determined
to run a straight ticket at the Janu-
airy election, and the prohibltionista
are thinking seriously about doing
the same thing, It is generally un-
ders TODD that Congressman EOuk
will be a candidate for recollection
next year. He is having some OPP
position in counties outside Of Knox
by republicans who claim their Sec
lions should be occasionally repre-
scented in congress.
HIhe crop In Madlson county thr
year." SAYS the Blade, "wlll no
fall far below an average. Few
farmers will have to buy corn, anC
and many will have lots to sell,
Cotton while not good sin '86, L
almost, if not quite equal to all av
erage. We see no reason why bus
mess will not be az good this yea
as it was last. The fall has been
favorable for gathering crops, and
! the farmers have made good use o
the fair, dry weather. The great
er part of the cotton crop has beef
! gathered, and the farmers are busy
sowing wheat. and for which the las
warm rains have fitted the earth
Most people in the country are out
of debt, and have a small surplus.
Every body is hopeful. cheerful ant
happy, as we'll they may he wher
enough has been raised to supply th'
home demand and little to spare
John <. Alexander, a respeeta'
bic and well-tO do farmer living il
the western portion of Hickman
county, in what is called the Black
we'll settlement, on Duck river, yes
terdAy morning about 8 o'clocl
shot and seriously wounded Jack
son Blackwell and his son with
| Winchester repeating rifle, and thet
killed himself III his pea field. Al
we re neIghbors. jackson Blackwell
IGeGlNCu 1OuI SINUS anu IaiS SUI Il
and both will die,
After shooting the Blackwells
Alexander told a neighbor names
| Saunders what he had done, anC
said hen that lie was going to xii
himself, which he did. Alexande
was buried to-day.
Blackwell was a well~to do far
mer, a good citizen and an elder il
the Christian Church. All wer,
neigh bors, but ill-feeling had exist
ed Tor some time, Blackwell va
hauling corn out OF his field and haC
to pass Alexander's corn crls IL
which Alexander had secreted him
self, and from which he shot the
| Blackwells. He also killed a mur
of Black wells at the time whel
shooting at the Blackwells.
From an exchange We learn that
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